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If you consider all staff in a sleep-away camp (counselors, teachers, administration, foodservice, grounds & maintenance, and healthcare), the ratio can be surprising: between 2:1 and 3:1 camper-to-counselor. But depending on how you break down the staff, you'll get different results. For instance, campers-to-residential staff (cabin counselors) will probably be between 5:1 and 6:1 (except in special needs settings). Also, different camps can vary greatly in their staff sizes in specific areas: a camp that emphasizes a scratch-cooking foodservice might easily have twice the kitchen staff of a camp that relies on prepared foodservice products; this can really skew the ratio if these staff are included.

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